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Canada Child Benefit

Accessing Income Support in the wake of COVID-19 / L’accès au soutien du revenu en raison de la COVID-19 (Updated September 23, 2020)

March 26, 2020

This document lists several income support programs that may be available to Ontario residents during the COVID-19 pandemic. This information is changing rapidly and we recommend that you check with the relevant government’s website for updated information. – La version française de ce document est disponible en téléchargement ici –   Introduction COVID-19 is a …

Filed Under: Blog, General, Public Education Tagged With: Canada Child Benefit, Canada Emergency Response Benefit, Canada Emergency Student Benefit, CERB, CESB, Employment Insurance, enews, ODSP, Ontario Disability Support Program, Ontario Works, Social Assistance General, WSIB

New data shows Ontario to deny basic needs to approximately 32,000 children

September 13, 2019

The Ontario government has introduced a law that will cancel the Transition Child Benefit on November 1, 2019. With Ontario’s changes, families living in poverty who are ineligible for child tax benefits will experience a significant loss of up to $230 per month per child. A typical two-parent households with two children, for example, will …

Filed Under: General, Public Education Tagged With: Canada Child Benefit, Social Assistance Reform, Transition Child Benefit

Benefit for Children To Be Cut from OW/ODSP

May 16, 2019

We have recently learned that the Ontario government plans on eliminating a benefit that allows some parents on Ontario Works and the Ontario Disability Program to feed and clothe their children. The Transition Child Benefit provides up to $230 per child per month to parents on OW or ODSP who are not eligible for the …

Filed Under: Policy Advocacy, Public Education Tagged With: Canada Child Benefit, enews, Ontario Child Benefit, Social Assistance General, Transition Child Benefit

No Child Should Live in Poverty / Aucun enfant ne devrait vivre dans la pauvreté

September 7, 2018

New report calls for end to discrimination in the Canada Child Benefit – la version française suit dessous – As kids across Canada go back to school this month, a new report details how some low-income families are excluded from a government program that would help them afford school supplies, as well as rent and …

Filed Under: Policy Advocacy Tagged With: Canada Child Benefit, enews

Federal government releases national Poverty Reduction Strategy

August 28, 2018

On Tuesday, August 21, the federal government released Canada’s first-ever national Poverty Reduction Strategy. Canada’s Poverty Reduction Strategy (CPRS), entitled Opportunity for All, sets targets and timelines for reducing poverty, puts in place a new National Advisory Council on Poverty, and establishes an official national poverty line. The CPRS also commits to public reporting on …

Filed Under: Policy Advocacy Tagged With: Canada Child Benefit, Canada Social Transfer, Employment Insurance, enews, Federal Budgets, Indigenous justice, Poverty Reduction Strategy

Federal Budget 2018: Income Security Highlights

March 6, 2018

The federal Liberal government introduced its third budget last Tuesday, February 27. The Budget and all associated documents are available at this link: https://www.budget.gc.ca/2018/docs/nrc/2018-02-27-en.html Here are a few highlights on income security and related issues. This list is not exhaustive – some helpful resources are included at the end of this email that can provide …

Filed Under: Public Education Tagged With: Canada Child Benefit, Employment Insurance, enews, Federal Budgets, Housing, Indigenous justice, Poverty Reduction Strategy, Refugee law services, Tax Related Benefits

Challenging discriminatory legislation: Watch the Supreme Court hearing live

November 22, 2017

Where can you go when government benefit programs discriminate against you? The Supreme Court of Canada will be hearing an important case about that issue on November 28, 2017. The Government of Canada is responsible for a number of very important programs and social benefits that people rely on in order to get by, including …

Filed Under: Litigation Tagged With: Access to Justice, Canada Child Benefit, CPP-D, Employment Insurance, enews, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, Old Age Security

A Roadmap for Change: Tools You Can Use to Have Your Voice Heard

November 17, 2017

– la version française suit dessous – A new report called “Income Security: A Roadmap for Change” was released on November 2, 2017. The Roadmap was written by three working groups that were asked by the Minister of Community and Social Services in 2016 to give advice to the government on how to reform Ontario’s …

Filed Under: Community Organizing, Policy Advocacy, Public Education Tagged With: Canada Child Benefit, enews, Indigenous justice, Roadmap, Social Assistance Rates, Social Assistance Reform

Federal Fall Economic Statement: Good news but much more work to be done

October 25, 2017

The federal government released its Fall Economic Statement yesterday, which included new investments in the Canada Child Benefit (CCB) and the Working Income Tax Benefit (WITB). Since 2016, advocates have been pushing the federal government to speed up their plans to index the CCB to inflation, which was originally scheduled for July 2020. The announcement …

Filed Under: Policy Advocacy, Public Education Tagged With: Access to Justice, Canada Child Benefit, enews, Federal Budgets, Tax Related Benefits, WITB

Canada’s Poverty Reduction Strategy: ISAC’s Submission and Have Your Say

July 24, 2017

ISAC recently made a submission to the federal government’s consultations on the creation of a national Poverty Reduction Strategy. While Canada is a wealthy country, nearly 5 million of us continue to live in poverty. The federal government has a critically important role to play in reducing and eliminating poverty and income inequality nationally. Our …

Filed Under: Policy Advocacy Tagged With: Canada Child Benefit, Canada Social Transfer, CPP-D, Employment Insurance, enews, Old Age Security, Poverty Reduction Strategy

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